Top Gear Z4M

mhughett · 02-05-2011, 11:24 AM

So the episode that features the Z4M roadster vs. the Boxter S finally came on TV today. I've seen it several times in the internet but never actually saw the show in which it appeared. However, I was disappointed that they did not show the track test like they do on all of the other cars they test. I know they did the test because the time of 1:26.0 is always on the board (not a bad time). But why didn't they show the stig doing the lap?

Vertigo//SD · 02-05-2011, 11:28 AM

The habanero chili metaphor is funny.

wrh3 · 02-05-2011, 11:56 AM

The 1:26 time is impressive because it was with the factory Conti tires (and I read/heard somewhere this lap was done in the rain?)

Huz-Z · 02-05-2011, 01:00 PM

Is this the one?

Its been on Youtube for ages! One of my faves.

-c- · 02-05-2011, 01:42 PM

I also liked the one where it and the viper went at it and they pretty much tied even thou the M was way over powered by the viper.

mhughett · 02-05-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Huz-Z

Is this the one?

Its been on Youtube for ages! One of my faves.

Yes, that's the one and your link actually had the track lap whereas the episode on TV did not. Thanks Huz for posting the link so we could see it. The links I'd seen on YouTube in the past did not have the timed lap either.

Huz-Z · 02-05-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mhughett

Yes, that's the one and your link actually had the track lap whereas the episode on TV did not. Thanks Huz for posting the link so we could see it. The links I'd seen on YouTube in the past did not have the timed lap either.

You are welcome! Watching Youtube videos and reviews of the Z4 is keeping me sane while I wait for spring and the return of my car from storage.

Enjoy!!!

dazed^ · 02-05-2011, 03:29 PM

Which one is the Viper & Z4 M episode? Don't think I've seen that one...

MZHammer · 02-05-2011, 03:41 PM

Viper v Z4M:

jdl1pt · 02-05-2011, 04:47 PM

I feel for all you snow bound souls. Not to torture you all but...it's about 70 and sunny here in Oakland this weekend. Drove the M to work this week, had a nice drive last week, and will be going out Monday for a long drive along the coast.

Hang in there guys, spring will be here soon.

mhughett · 02-05-2011, 08:00 PM

Normally, I don't have snow issues here in Oklahoma except for a few days a year--and then it's gone shortly thereafter. However, we've had some huge snow storms in the last week and we have about 20+ inches of snow on the ground. The closest I've been to the M in the last week is hooking up the battery charger. Weather forecasters are saying we could have snow on the ground for the next 3 WEEKS. What the hell happened to global warming?

mfanatic325 · 02-05-2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wrh3

The 1:26 time is impressive because it was with the factory Conti tires (and I read/heard somewhere this lap was done in the rain?)

Yup, it was done in the rain. From the vid, I was able to get the list of lap times (within the scope of the camera):

Lotus Exige S - 1:25.1
Lamborghini Gallardo - 1:25.8 (Wet)
Aero8GTN - 1:25.9
BMW Z4M roadster - 1:26.0 (Wet)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR - 1:26.0
BMW M5 (should be an E60) - 1:26.2
TVR Tuscan - 1:26.4
Lotus Exige - 1:26.4
Porsche Cayman - 1:26.x <--- can't read what the x is...
Corvette (C6?) - 1:26.8
Ferrari 575 GTC - 1:26.8
Mercedes CLS - 1:26.9
Aston Martin Vanquish S - 1:27.1
Spyker C8 - 1:27.3
TVR 350C - 1:27.5

BlackMoupe · 02-05-2011, 08:34 PM

So that's a 1:22 (subtract 4 seconds for dry) for a Z4MR, throw on some better tires and make it a Coupe. 1:20?

mfanatic325 · 02-05-2011, 09:08 PM

perhaps...

alvinli217 · 02-06-2011, 12:00 AM

Great thread

subscribed!!!
never thought our car can beat a SRT-10 @ the track

fercho · 02-06-2011, 12:02 AM

I don't watch top gear any more because what they say about mexicans

Samjam927 · 02-06-2011, 03:47 AM

is that really a wet lap?

Cruiser565 · 02-06-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fercho

I don't watch top gear any more because what they say about mexicans

Really?!?!?! Have you seen what they say about Americans or Germans...lighten up Francis!

Huz-Z · 02-06-2011, 10:20 AM

On a snowy Canadian afternoon like it is here today, I like to watch this video:

This is the original Hammond Top Gear review of the 2003 Z4 3.0i. As I watch the snow swirling about outside, this video gives me 4 minutes and 54 seconds of pure escape into a world of top down driving on nice roads on a sunny day.

Z4Murder · 02-06-2011, 11:00 AM

damn that viper video doesnt go past a certain point, seems it freezes no matter what i try. about halfway through

MZHammer · 02-06-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mhughett

Normally, I don't have snow issues here in Oklahoma except for a few days a year--and then it's gone shortly thereafter. However, we've had some huge snow storms in the last week and we have about 20+ inches of snow on the ground. The closest I've been to the M in the last week is hooking up the battery charger. Weather forecasters are saying we could have snow on the ground for the next 3 WEEKS. What the hell happened to global warming?

Great marketing and fear-mongering ploy by the media and that is all. Measuring climate change in years/decades/centuries is a sucker's bet. Did I just derail this thread....?

chickdr · 02-06-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mfanatic325

Yup, it was done in the rain. From the vid, I was able to get the list of lap times (within the scope of the camera):

Lotus Exige S - 1:25.1
Lamborghini Gallardo - 1:25.8 (Wet)
Aero8GTN - 1:25.9
BMW Z4M roadster - 1:26.0 (Wet)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR - 1:26.0
BMW M5 (should be an E60) - 1:26.2
TVR Tuscan - 1:26.4
Lotus Exige - 1:26.4
Porsche Cayman - 1:26.x <--- can't read what the x is...
Corvette (C6?) - 1:26.8
Ferrari 575 GTC - 1:26.8
Mercedes CLS - 1:26.9
Aston Martin Vanquish S - 1:27.1
Spyker C8 - 1:27.3
TVR 350C - 1:27.5

If you look at the video(and the time board) that was NOT a wet lap. The track was dry other than a few puddles on the sides. He also did not write a (W) on the time card, or say anything about it being in the wet. I agree though, with better tires it would likely be a couple of seconds quicker.

02-05-2011, 11:24 AM	#1
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-c- Colonel 886 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	I also liked the one where it and the viper went at it and they pretty much tied even thou the M was way over powered by the viper.
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